The Sepik River vital for people living along the river system

By NIGEL KAUA | VIEWPOINT

THE villages along the mighty Sepik River in Papua New Guinea depend heavily on the main Sepik River system for sago production.

Sago, a species of the palm tree, is a stable diet for the Sepik River villagers who process through different production stages to get the starch out of the sago palm. The final product of sago is then cooked in many different methods and is the staple food for the entire Sepik river people.

One of the main stages of sago production is to mix the meshed sago stem with water and extract the sago starch out by squeezing with water, and for the Sepik river villages they depend heavily on the main Sepik river system for that sago production stage.

As such it is very important that the river system stay out of contamination from mining activities.

If mining activities polluted the river system then the entire people living around the river system will be affected the most and their livelihood in great danger. - Via Garamut News.